/*
 * Copyright 2011 myTDev.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.mytdev.util.properties.formatters;

/**
 *
 * @author Yann D'Isanto
 */
public interface FormatterProvider {

    /**
     * Associates the specified formatter with the specified type.
     *
     * @param type the type, must be not null.
     * @param formatter the formatter. Can be null (removes the formatter
     * associated with the specified type).
     * @throws NullPointerException if type is null.
     */
    <T> void setFormatter(Class<T> type, Formatter<T> formatter);

    /**
     * Returns the formatter associated with the specified type.
     *
     * @param type the type
     * @return a formatter instance or null if no formatter is associated with
     * the specified type.
     */
    <T> Formatter<T> getFormatter(Class<T> type);
}
